, Plenary
Short Debate: Full-face coverings are against British values
This summer, a Muslim woman in my constituency in Cardiff was subject to a physical violent attack in broad daylight. The attacker shouted at her about removing her headscarf, and continued to do exactly this while physically assaulting her. And this is just…
, Plenary
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health: Update on the National Care Service Programme
Deputy Minister, I am concerned that constituents of mine are being, quite frankly, exploited. I met with some homecare workers in my constituency who are sometimes working 12-hour shifts for as little as four hours of pay. They are expected to drive from…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
I'd like to thank the Member for raising this question and raise a similar issue. Too often, foster children leaving care are not aware of their rights. I recently hosted care-experienced campaigner Sam Gardner to give a question and answer session with…
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
British job losses from AI last year were twice the international average. I'm particularly concerned about the impact of this on younger people and particularly entry-level jobs. We already have one of the highest amounts of young people in Wales not in…
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Access to HMOs and social housing for foreign nationals
I'd like to start by declaring an interest as a recent tenant in the private rental sector. Hopefully, this makes it clear from the outset where my priorities lie, because my priority lies with people who need a home, not people who profit from other people's…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
I just wanted to touch on the passes. There's an issue with young people's travel passes as well. If you do tap-on and tap-off on the bus, you can't use it and, for example, the discount as well that's currently available. Similarly, if you are using the…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Transport
Thank you. We've been talking about some quite big infrastructure issues and so on, so I wanted to focus on something a little bit smaller. I'll start by noting that there's no comprehensive estimate of local authority road condition. You'll have seen that…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch, Brif Weinidog. I'd like to give an example of how the current system isn't flexible for parents. One nursery I know of in Cardiff can only provide Flying Start provision for 2.5 hours a day for the children who are eligible, but, meanwhile, the same…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
3. What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure that its childcare offer is flexible and meets the needs of parents? OQ64647
, Plenary
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Contaminated land
I want to thank Niamh Salkeld for bringing forward this important debate today, and also Elwyn Vaughan for his work on it as well, because like many people, I recently watched the Michael Sheen documentary on contaminated land, and I didn't really know what…
, Plenary
Topical Questions
I've been hearing from constituents who are concerned about the job losses at Admiral and Legal & General, and I know my colleagues both in Gŵyr Abertawe and Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd have also shared concerns with me about the impact these jobs will have not…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Papers to Note
Sorry. Could I just come in as well? If we're writing to the Business Committee, can we ask if the intention—? Like, is there a family-friendly element? Because I feel like neither of the proposals are family-friendly for different Members, and my…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
I've got some questions first on NEET young people, and then employability support. First, given the large amount of young people not in employment, education or training, do you think the young person's guarantee is working? Do you have any intention to…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
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, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
And I guess the other target that's been announced so far, or was in the manifesto, is the procurement one, so how do these two targets sit together? How do you see them working together?
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
You sort of touched on it in your answer there, about prosperity, but how do you ensure that the gains from productivity are spread equitably, especially, I think, in my constituency, where there are these pockets of high deprivation like Ely and Splott, for…
, Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
General Ministerial Scrutiny: Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
I wanted to go quite high level. I have got a few questions. I'm interested in how you came to pick this target. What was the driving force to decide on this productivity mission?
, Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
Last week, I met with residents in Gwaelod-y-garth impacted by flooding caused by nearby quarry blasting, as well as the quarry operator and other elected representatives. Residents are living in fear that there's this huge body of water sitting above their…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Thank you for that. I was pleased to see the UK Government announcement that specialist courts to deal with rape and sexual offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, and, hopefully, this begins to tackle the shamefully low prosecution rates of…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
8. How is the Counsel General promoting access to justice for rape survivors? OQ64490
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
It was like you read my mind then; I was going to ask how confident you are of the capacity to deal with legislative consent memorandums. But I'll just finish with if you're able to provide any expected balance between primary and secondary legislation over…
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
Yes. I've only got two more. I'm aware that, towards the end of the last Senedd, a lot of legislation came through in those last few months, over quite a short period. This obviously presents issues for Senedd scrutiny but also for officials as well, having…
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
There was a review into the Welsh Government's capacity and capability to develop legislation around four years ago. Over the last few months, coming in as a new Government, is this largely where we're at, still? Is the review still accurate and these issues…
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
In terms of these first 18 months, have you identified any issues that may prevent all these Bills coming through in this timeline at all?
, Legislation Committee
General Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution
In terms of the priorities that the First Minister laid out in these 18 months, how did you identify these pieces of legislation to come first and within the wider timeline as well?
